In her article “Bodily Trauma,” Rebecca Koerselman reflects on reading My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Path to Mending...
Antiracism Resources 
Songs from Our Hymnal for Juneteenth
When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land (42) Lift Every Voice and Sing (44) All Earth is Waiting (57) In Christ...
Reading While Black; African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
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Reading While Black; African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope
by Esau McCaulley (InterVarsity Press, 2020) Esau McCaulley weaves a dense and gorgeous tapestry of his personal narrative, insight into the...
COS Prayer Walk – AntiRacism Team
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COS Prayer Walk – AntiRacism Team
Prayers Written by the COS Antiracism Team for the Outdoor Prayer Walk – Summer 2021 1 Lord, make us an...
“Five Books to Make You Less Stupid About the Civil War” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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Black History Tour of Downtown Grand Rapids
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Black History Tour of Downtown Grand Rapids
Find out more about the tour here! You can download the tour on the GR Walks app.
Stop AAPI Hate
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Stop AAPI Hate
Learn more about combating Anti-Asian and Pacific Islander hate here.
Updates on the Antiracism Library at COS, Spring 2021
The COS Antiracism Team continues to add resources to the antiracism library. The newer books are still housed in the...
How To Fight Racism
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How To Fight Racism
by Jemar Tisby A follow-up book to Tisby’s The Color of Compromise, this book provides a practical framework for pursuing...
“I’m an Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism”
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“I’m an Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism”
by Sojung Yi, MD https://www.thelily.com/im-an-asian-american-doctor-on-the-front-lines-of-two-wars-coronavirus-and-racism/
Soul of a Nation
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Soul of a Nation
ABC News, Winter/Spring 2021 This multi-part television series on ABC is a look at being black in America which links...
Prayer Walk – COS Antiracism Team
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Prayer Walk – COS Antiracism Team
The COS Antiracism Team offers Prayers of Lament as we begin our Lenten Journey together: 1. Great Healer Jesus, we...